1997 Fiat Panda 4×4

$34,980

Year

1997

Make

Fiat

Model

Panda

Odometer

45,582

Engine

1.1L I4

Fuel Type

gasoline

Transmission

manual

Drivetrain

4×4

VIN / Chassis #

ZFA141A0001331465

Location

Aiken, SC

Seller Stock #

331465

Title Status

clean
Highlights
  • Five-speed manual with selectable AWD
  • Excellent paint condition
  • Rust-free
The Italian people’s car is suitably avant garde, especially when it debuted in 1980 as the replacement for the rear-engine Fiat 126. Decidedly boxy, obsessively utilitarian, and an absolute icon of the European mountains, the Panda really was the earliest form of today’s AWD cross-over formula.

Imported from Greece, this Verde Tasmania Metallic (color code 389/A) Panda is a great survivor with approximately 45,519 miles and carrying a few optional extras, like the Panda-spec stereo speakers in the dash and power windows. Essentially all-original, and built unlike anything sold today, it offers a fun and low-key driving experience. It’s easily one of the rarer Italian imports too, something you can poke at Ferrari nerds about at the local cruise night. With its selectable AWD, it’s also a  year-round machine, and we wouldn’t hesitate to bomb through a snow storm in one.

Practical, capable, and quirky enough to even give Doug DeMuro a conniption fit.

Designed by the famous Italdesign styling firm – responsible for icons like the VW Golf, DMC DeLorean, BMW M1, and Maserati MC12 – the Fiat Panda is a unique example of industrial design. Its form is the result of its function, with no inch of space wasted or made any more extravagant than needed. It had to be cheap, durable, and ready to serve Italy’s newest generation car buyers.

Powered by an 1,100cc, single-cam four-cylinder with about 50hp and 63 lb ft of torque, the Panda isn’t sporty by any means, but it does have enough power to cruise 65 around the hilly highways and byways, and averages around 30mpg. EFI makes it incredibly convenient, too, instead of a sometime-temperamental carburetor like many other compacts from this time period. A five-speed manual is backed by an AWD transverse that locks its center differential to bring the rear axle online – it was marketed as a 4x4, but doesn't have a low-range transfer case, so think of it more like selectable AWD. It’ll eat up mud, snow, and sand; but while geared lower than a standard Panda, it’s not like the rock-crawling ratios of a traditional 4x4 with 4-lo.

Inside, the interior is probably one of the most unique things about the Panda experience. The dash is essentially one giant, carpeted book shelf. At the bottom of the dash, the ash tray clips onto the edge and slides down to the passenger or driver. In front of you, the abstract cluster was modular, and could easily swap sides for LHD or RHD markets by design too. And being the passionate lovers that Italians are, the seats were designed such that they all fold flat for camping – they were keen on implementing that feature. Of course, a funky and abstract seat pattern is featured front and rear, something we miss about cars from the 80s and 90s.
If you’re looking for something different, but still wildly practical, the Fiat Panda 4x4 has you covered.

Features
  • Renegade Classic tires 145R13
  • OEM Fiat Steel Wheels 4008 X13 A447
  • Power Windows
  • Manual Locks
  • Manual Mirrors
  • Sunvisors
  • Cloth seats and dashboard
  • Sliding ashtray
  • Pioneer 4X25 WATT AutoReverse cassette player
  • AM/FM Radio
  • 12v power outlet
  • MB Quart Speakers
  • Cloth headliner
  • Split front seat
  • Rear bench with three seats
  • Temperature gauge
  • Gas gauge
  • Manual front seat adjustment
  • Roof Racks
  • Rubber trunk mat
  • Rear windshield wiper
Some vehicles listed on our website have more mileage than listed. Give us a call at (803) 262 4742 or stop by our showroom in Aiken, SC to test drive this Panda and review all records.


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